NCJ Number
82652
Date Published
1982
Length
46 pages
Annotation
This report presents the proceedings and recommendations of the New Mexico Judicial Council, which oversees the State's courts, for the year ending December 31, 1981.
Abstract
Information is presented on council membership, duties, meetings, cooperation and assistance from other officials (district court judges, county officials, etc.), budget, and offices and staff. Programs and studies undertaken include citizen monitoring of magistrate courts, a study of district court facilities, development of a district court clerk manual, and judicial redistricting. Council proposals, legislative proposals, and other issues relating to municipal courts and district attorneys are delineated. Five tables are included.